Rand Mine

Past Producer in Kern county in California, United States with commodities Gold, Silver
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Mining district
  10. Mineral rights holdings
  11. Land status
  12. Ownership information
  13. Production statistics
  14. Reserves and resources
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10285173
MRDS ID W024008
MAS/MILS ID 0060291321
Record type Site
Current site name Rand Mine
Alternate or previous names Baltic 0060291248, Yellow Aster 0060290374
Related records 10110771, 10285403

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Main Entrance
Geographic coordinates: -117.65089, 35.34999 (WGS84)
Elevation 1200
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Kern(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Johannesburg(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Cuddeback Lake(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Trona(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Coyote-Cuddeback Lakes(hydrologic unit)

Northern Mojave(hydrologic accounting unit)

Northern Mojave-Mono Lake(hydrologic subregion)

California(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Bureau of Land Management(Bureau of Land Management CA)

Bureau of Land Management CA BLM(Type of land area)

BLM(Federal land areas administered by BLM)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California Kern

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 030 N 040 E 02 SE California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Main Entrance (1) -117.65089, 35.34999

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant Yes
Discovery year 1896
Mining method Open Pit
Year of first production 1987
Plant type Leach
Milling method Heap Leach-Electrowin

Mining district

District name Randsburg

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim
Type of mineral rights Patented

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Glamis Gold Inc.
    Interest 100
    Home office Canada
    Year 1996
  • Type Operator
    Owner Rand Gold Mining Co.
    Home office California
    Year 1996

Comments on the ownership information

  • SEE BIBLIOGRAPHY REFERENCE FOR DETAILE.

Production statistics

  • Year 1993
    Description Gold Production (Fy93) (07/92-06/93) 49888 Tr Oz/Yr
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 1551690.46g
  • Year 1994
    Description Gold Production (Fy94) (07/93-06/94) 81134 Tr Oz/Yr
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 2523549.82g
  • Year 1995
    Description Gold Production (Fy95) (07/94-06/95) 76272 Tr Oz/Yr
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 2372324.7g
  • Year 1995
    Description Ore Mined Fy 1995 @ 0,025 Opt 3224600 St Ore
  • Year 1995
    Description Gold Production 07/95 To 12/95 29814 Tr Oz/Yr
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 927319.18g
  • Year 1995
    Description Gold Production (Total Year 1995) 67950 Tr Oz/Yr
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 2113481.53g
  • Year 1995
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Gold Production 01/95 To 06/95 Est 38136 Tr Oz/Yr
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 1186162.35g
  • Year 1996
    Description Ore Mined Total 1996 @ 0.018 Opt 8840600 St Ore
  • Year 1996
    Description Gold Production Total 1996 85762 Tr Oz/Yr
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 2667496.73g

Comments on the production information

  • PRODUCTION RECORDS COMBINED YELLOW ASTER, BALTIC, LAMONT GOLD PRODUCTION, FOR FY YEARS 1993-1995. 1996 PRODUCTION RECORDS, ALSO COMBINED, FOR FULL YEAR 1996:

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1996
    Measured 50095000mt ore
    Indicated 3545000mt ore
    Demonstrated 53640000mt ore
    Total resources 53640000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 0.79 g/mt Gold Major 1996
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1997
    Measured 46326000mt ore
    Indicated 16821000mt ore
    Demonstrated 63147000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 0.69 g/mt Gold Major 1997

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • RESERVES FORM ALL THREE PITS, YELLOW ASTER, BALTIC, & LAMONT, AND THE DESCARGA DEPOST STOCKPILE. AS OF 12/31/96. ADIT ORE CAPACITY IS THE LIFE OF MINE YEARLY (FY) PROD. AVE.
  • RESERVES FORM ALL THREE PITS, YELLOW ASTER, BALTIC, & LAMONT, AND THE DESCARGA DEPOSIT STOCKPILE. AS OF 12/31/96.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Production

    GLAMIS GOLD, LTD., 07/95 - 12/95 FORM 10-K, P10.

  • Ownership

    GLAMIS GOLD, LTD., 07/95 - 12/95 FORM 10-K, P26.

  • Reserve-Resource

    GLAMIS GOLD, LTD., 07/95 - 12/95 FORM 10-K, P12.

  • Reserve-Resource

    GLAMIS GOLD, LTD., NEW RELEASE, OCT. 11, 1996, P2.

  • Reserve-Resource

    GLAMIS GOLD, LTD., 1996 FORM 10-K, PP. 13, 30-31.

  • Reserve-Resource

    GLAMIS GOLD, LTD., 1996 ANNUAL REPORT, INSERT.

  • Deposit

    GLAMIS GOLD, LTD., 07/95 - 12/95 FORM 10-K.

  • Deposit

    GLAMIS GLOD, LTD., 1995 ANNUAL REPORT, BACK OF FRONT COVER,

  • Deposit

    & PP. 10-13.

  • Deposit

    AMERICAN MINES HANDBOOK, 1996, P108.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 10-OCT-97 Buckingham, David A. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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Current status (per MSHA)

StatusAbandoned since 12/17/2007
MSHA mine ID0404752
Mine name (MSHA)Rand Mine
Current operatorGlamis Rand Mining Co
Current controller (parent)Glamis Gold Ltd
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

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Authoritative California resources

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